Recently I've been getting a few hints and tips from certain people about having a baby, such as if your bottle feeding to take thermal flasks when your out and about, so they are fresh each time, I'm a very organised person and I like to ha e everything ready for me instead of rushing each time! I'm only 22 weeks preg and I've already packed my changing bag! Need some tips, any I'll be really grateful! Thanks xx

Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:06 pm

momma2b

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

Hia....

You will eventually slip into your own routine of doing the bottles. It took me a while and everyone will each have different way of doing things...so it's a bit of a trial and error of which way suits you best.

My way is that each evening I sterilise the bottles I will need for the next day, I boil a fresh kettle and fill my bottles slightly less than one the feed will be (for example my son is on six ounces so I fill the fresh bottle with slightly less than 4oz of boiling water)... I then put all my bottles straight in the fridge.

When I come to use one I reboil a fresh kettle add the boiling water to the now cold 4oz to make it up to the 6oz that I need then I add my milk powder and shake....the temp should be perfect for serving.

If I am going out I take the how many bottles I will need ( with the cold boiled water in them obviously) I have portion pots for the powder and a small flask of boiling water......so basically when I am out I grab a bottle, add boiling, add a portion pot, shake well and serve

Hope this gives you an idea xx

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Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:02 pm

momma2b

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

P.s thermal flasks are also cracking for through the night

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Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:06 pm

sheikhrs

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

Momma2b that is so organised lol I would not have even thought to mix cold and hot

Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:29 pm

momma2b

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

I am anal but actually I have to admit I got the idea off a friend who had tweaked it from an idea from the midwives at our local hospital ha. It works well and very fast xx

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Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:33 pm

ClaireL069

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

I am so glad I read this thread!! I bf our 1st exclusively but want to combination feed and eventually just bottle feed our 2nd and had no idea how I was going to do it but now I have the perfect solution!!! Thank you so much for asking the question Leanne and thank you so much for your suggestion momma2b

Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:43 pm

momma2b

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

Ahhh thanks Claire, glad to have been useful. I was thrilled when my mate told me how to do them, it makes life so much easier. Obviously on occasions common sense is required if you have been out and the bottles have warmed a bit then you would have to leave them to cool a bit after adding the boiling water, but it definitely reduces cooling/heating times masses I find and as a reduces baby screaming time

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Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:50 pm

leanne.sturgess

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

Thankyou for the help! I like handy little tips! Xx

Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:58 pm

julietlovesromeo

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

I'm hoping to try and do bf but using bottles as a substitue. That is a great handy tip on making bottles. Glad i read this post. Thanks!!

Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:15 pm

jaderob92

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

Ive always made up my sons bottles the night before and kept them in the fridge and hes been fine x

Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:13 am

emma1682

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Re: any hints? need help, first time mum

That's a fantastic tip momma2b! Noted! What a great idea! I had no idea how to even start a routine with the bottles. I've got my bottles and steriliser already, just another 21 weeks to wait!